Questions tagged [closed-questions]
This tag is for general questions about questions that have been closed because they are off-topic or otherwise do not meet the criteria defined in the FAQ.
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Considering "scope" for a specific example
I came across these two Qs, one immediately after the other:
How does this website manage to avoid its content being copied and how to copy its content (asked Aug 30 '12 at 22:07)
How to download ...
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Should a "high traffic" Q with an Accepted A be marked as a duplicate of a lower traffic Q asked years later?
A {duplicate} marker links these two Qs:
How to prevent my friends from seeing my friends’ list on Facebook
How do I control who can see my Friends List?
Some stats for each:
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Asked 4 years, ...
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False grounds for "on hold"
Anyone concerned about questions being put on hold on false grounds, see this example: https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/99849/is-free-google-app-engine-as-slow-for-everyone-else-too
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How to deal with rejected migrations?
As of now, the site has over 100 rejected migrations: questions that were migrated here and then closed. They are locked, so can be neither deleted nor answered, nor improved.
This is particularly ...
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Is question on how to use a website's in a specific function opinion-based?
The question https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/73368/is-reddit-a-good-place-to-ask-questions I asked has been put on hold as primarily opinion-based. So I come to the What topics can I ask ...
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I wonder if you could please reopen "How can I find a cuddle friend online?"
Earlier this year, ChrisF voted to close "How can I find a cuddle friend online?", claiming that I haven't specified what I've tried already. But, in fact, I indeed specified what I've tried already — ...
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Why is my question closed as off topic?
https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/45373/what-are-allowed-characters-in-emails-addresses?noredirect=1#comment36164_45373
How is it off-topic ?
What can be modified in the question to be re-...
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Remark Added By Closing Question Based On Duplicate
Can we please rephrase (capital P)
possible duplicate of
into
Possible duplicate of
See screenshot below:
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How can this Q about Outlook mail forwarding be off topic?
I recently asked this question relating to Outlook mail forwarding functionality. I guessed it would relate to webapps.stackexchange.com since the Outlook email sending tool is not listed as off topic....
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Why is this question non constructive?
Why is this question non constructive? The question is specific. It doesn't solicit debates or arguments. An app either sends to Facebook and Twitter or it doesn't. Isn't this consiered like a fact?
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Question closed as "exact duplicate" but is not an exact duplicate
This question was closed as being an "exact duplicate" of this question.
However:
The question that was closed is a specific question: what is the solution to the specific problem of finding threads ...
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My question was closed as duplicate, but it's not
My question: Is it possible to permanently turn off YouTube annotations?
Supposed dupe: How can I permanently disable video annotations on YouTube?
Did anyone actually read my question? I explicitly ...
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Not constructive, really?
https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/19901/cheaper-alternatives-to-dropbox-for-around-10gb
What am I missing? I asked a very specific question: alternatives to dropbox for a specific price ...
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Closed question reappears at the top
Why is a closed question brought back at the top by Community?
I might be wrong, but it really doesn't make sense. Even less since it was closed as an exact duplicate.
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Facebook question closed as duplicate of earlier version, which was closed as NARQ
My question, Facebook likes constantly changing, was closed because it was ambiguous, vague, incomplete, overly broad, or rhetorical and cannot be reasonably answered in its current form:
I rewrote ...
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Question closed without consultation. Unhappy with linked question/answers
I asked a question on Super User, it was migrated to 'Web Applications' and then linked with another question and closed as a duplicate.
I'm not happy with the answers provided in the linked question ...
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Why was this question about one-click file-hosting closed?
For a question on the gaming.stackexchange.com site, I wanted to upload a few files that can be useful as a solution to a technical problem with a game.
I know there are file-hosting services that ...
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What's vague about this Question?
I'm here referring to a Question that asks for equivalents of Disqus. What's so vague about it to justify it getting closed?
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